Aged 44
Famous people who died at 44
98 of the 11,867 best-known people in our data died aged 44, including Anton Chekhov, Benedictus de Spinoza and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
- Anton ChekhovRussian dramatist and author · 1860–1904
- Benedictus de SpinozaDutch philosopher · 1632–1677
- Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFrench writer and aviator · 1900–1944
- Robert Louis StevensonScottish novelist and poet · 1850–1894
- Henry David ThoreauAmerican essayist, poet, and philosopher · 1817–1862
- Francis of AssisiItalian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order · 1182–1226
- F. Scott FitzgeraldAmerican writer · 1896–1940
- Heinrich HimmlerGerman Nazi politician; leader of the German SS & main architect of the Holocaust · 1900–1945
- Jackson PollockAmerican painter · 1912–1956
- Pablo EscobarColombian politician and drug lord · 1949–1993
- Mary, Queen of ScotsQueen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567 · 1542–1587
- D. H. LawrenceEnglish writer and poet · 1885–1930
- Theodor HerzlFather of modern political Zionism · 1860–1904
- Domitian11th Roman Emperor · AD 51–96
- Shota RustaveliGeorgian poet · c. 1172–1216
- BoethiusRoman senator and philosopher of the early 6th century · c. AD 480–524
- Billie HolidayAmerican jazz singer · 1915–1959
- Steve IrwinAustralian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality · 1962–2006
- Hasan ibn Ali5th Rashidun Caliph (r. 661) and second Shia Imam · c. AD 625–669
- Marvin GayeAmerican R&B and soul singer · 1939–1984
- Martin BormannGerman Nazi Party official and head of the Nazi Party Chancellery · 1900–1945
- Hermann MinkowskiGerman mathematician and physicist · 1864–1909
- Constantius IIRoman emperor · AD 317–361
- Benedict VIIIPope · c. 980–1024
- ÆthelstanKing of Wessex and first king of England · c. AD 895–939
- Leopold II, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792 · 1747–1792
- John II of FranceMonarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 1350 until his death · 1319–1364
- Joseph Roth ↗Austrian novelist and journalist · 1894–1939
- Seti I ↗Second pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's 19th dynasty · c. 1323–1279 BC
- P. Ramlee ↗Malaysian singer, actor and film director · 1929–1973
- Amadeo I of Spain ↗Italian Royal and temporary Head of State of Spain · 1845–1890
- Mikhail Tukhachevsky ↗Marshal of the Soviet Union · 1893–1937
- Andrea del Sarto ↗Italian painter · 1486–1530
- Carlos Gardel ↗Uruguayan-Argentine singer, songwriter, and actor · 1890–1935
- Carlos I of Portugal ↗King of Portugal from 1889 to 1908 · 1863–1908
- Florian ↗Roman emperor · AD 232–276
- Nikolai Yezhov ↗NKVD director under Joseph Stalin · 1895–1940
- Alexander III of Scotland ↗King of Scots 1249–1286 · 1241–1286
- Avempace ↗Arab Andalusian polymath · c. 1095–1139
- Antonio da Correggio ↗Italian Renaissance painter · 1489–1534
- Vajiravudh ↗King of Siam from 1910 to 1925 · 1881–1925
- Léon Gambetta ↗French politician · 1838–1882
- Andronikos III Palaiologos ↗Byzantine emperor · 1297–1341
- Maria Theresa of Spain ↗Queen Consort of France · 1638–1683
- Tyrone Power ↗American actor · 1914–1958
- Jeanne d'Albret ↗Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572 · 1528–1572
- Rasmus Rask ↗Danish linguist · 1787–1832
- Anne of Denmark ↗Queen consort of James VI of Scots, I of England · 1574–1619
- Benjamin Lee Whorf ↗American linguist · 1897–1941
- Costanza I of Sicily ↗Queen of Sicily · 1154–1198
- Italo Balbo ↗Italian Marshal of the Air Force and minister · 1896–1940
- Toshio Iwatani ↗Japanese association football player · 1925–1970
- William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire ↗Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · 1720–1764
- Andrey Vlasov ↗Russian lieutenant general · 1901–1946
- Ismail II ↗Safavid Shah of Iran from 1576 to 1577 · 1533–1577
- Mary of Lorraine ↗Scottish Queen consort; · 1515–1560
- Antoine of Navarre ↗French king consort · 1518–1562
- Benjamin of Tudela ↗Jewish explorer and writer · c. 1130–1174
- Frederick, Prince of Wales ↗Heir apparent to the British throne from 1727 until his death · 1707–1751
- Karl Brandt ↗German Nazi SS officer and physician, executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity · 1904–1948
- Mieszko II ↗King of Poland · c. 990–1034
- Yevgeny Baratynsky ↗Russian poet · 1800–1844
- Arshile Gorky ↗Armenian-American painter · 1904–1948
- Clara Immerwahr ↗German chemist · 1870–1915
- Karl Guthe Jansky ↗American physicist and radio engineer · 1905–1950
- Perdiccas ↗Ancient Macedonian military commander · c. 365–321 BC
- Petra Kelly ↗German politician and activist · 1947–1992
- Gerard Manley Hopkins ↗English poet · 1844–1889
- Hippias ↗5th century BC Greek sophist · c. 443–399 BC
- Jean Moulin ↗French resistance fighter and civil servant · 1899–1943
- Pauline Bonaparte ↗French princess · 1780–1825
- Heinrich Barth ↗German explorer · 1821–1865
- Inayat Khan ↗Founder of the Sufi Order in the West in 1914 and teacher of Universal Sufism · 1882–1927
- Muhammad Shah ↗12th Mughal Emperor from 1719 to 1748 · 1702–1747
- Yury of Moscow ↗Grand prince of Moscow · c. 1281–1325
- Abbas Mirza ↗Qajar crown prince · 1789–1833
- Agostino Carracci ↗Bolognese painter of the Baroque · 1557–1602
- Berta Cáceres ↗Honduran environmental activist · 1971–2016
- Henri Wieniawski ↗Russian-Polish musician · 1835–1880
- Iltutmish ↗13th century ruler of the Delhi Sultinate · c. 1192–1236
- Robert Desnos ↗French writer · 1900–1945
- Carloman ↗Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia · c. AD 710–754
- Emmanuel Mounier ↗French philosopher · 1905–1950
- Giovanni Losi ↗Italian presbyter and missionary · 1838–1882
- Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev ↗Soviet cosmonaut · 1925–1970
- Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau ↗Second son of Beatrix of the Netherlands and Claus von Amsberg; brother of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands · 1968–2013
- Yuri Kondratyuk ↗Ukrainian Soviet scientist · 1897–1942
- Anton Arensky ↗Russian composer, pianist and professor of music · 1861–1906
- Bayazid Bastami ↗9th century Persian Sufi mystic · c. AD 804–848
- Marozia ↗Italian queen · c. AD 892–936
- Edith Frank-Holländer ↗Mother of Holocaust diarist Anne Frank · 1900–1945
- Jean-Baptiste Bessières ↗Marshal of France · 1768–1813
- Michele Alboreto ↗Italian racecar driver · 1956–2001
- Nikola VII Zrinski ↗Croatian military commander · 1620–1664
- Adolph Joffe ↗Soviet diplomat · 1883–1927
- Carl Schlechter ↗Austro-Hungarian chess player · 1874–1918
- Ernest Chausson ↗French composer · 1855–1899
- Maya Deren ↗Ukrainian-born American avant-garde filmmaker · 1917–1961
"c." means only the years are known, so the age could be a year out. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.
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